Simeon (son of Jacob)

Simeon was the second son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Simeon and his brother Levi took violent revenge against Shechem for his rape of their sister Dinah, massacring the city's inhabitants. Jacob was angered at his sons for placing their family in danger of retaliatory strikes by their neighbors, and he cursed Simeon's descendants to be divided and scattered. Simeon later attempted to have Joseph killed, but he failed, and he went on to have six sons.